Berry and Anderson Take Mod Anniversary Wins, and Zehm Takes Mod Lites Corn Belt Clash in Boone

For the first time in 2024, I made the trip to Iowa's Action Track, the Boone Speedway, for race action. Saturday night saw fantastic racing all night, and the final checkered flag was displayed at 10:27 p.m. Allowing fans heading back east to get ahead of the George Strait concert traffic.

One hundred-seventy-two cars signed into tame the 1/3 mile, including 41 D&E Outdoor Services IMCA Modifieds and 26 Elmquist Towing IMCA Sport Mods for the Modified Anniversary Weekend. Thirty-two IMCA STARS Mod Lites checked in for the Stealth Racing Corn Belt Clash. 

Originally, the Modified Anniversary Weekend was supposed to be three nights: Marshalltown on Friday, Boone on Saturday, and Vinton on Sunday. Mod Lites Corn Belt Clash was supposed to be in Motown, Boone, and Stuart, but unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans. 

The first feature of the night was the Stealth Racing Corn Belt Clash for the IMCA STARS Mod Lites presented by Carquest Auto, Truck, and Farm. Bryan Zehm jumped out to the captain of the ship early and was flanked by sixth-place starter Joe Glick. Glick's attempt failed, and Zehm pulled away. Zehm was really only slowed down by lap traffic as he led all 25 laps to claim the victory, paying $1,000 to win. Silvis, Illinois Jon Padilla worked his way from eighth to finish second. Glick fell back to third, Cory Sonner ran fourth, and Austin Gray came in fifth. 

Logan Anderson took full advantage of starting on the pole in the Elmquist Towing IMCA Northern Sport Mods 23-lap feature event. Hunter Longnecker, Cory Pestotnik, and Dusty Masolini tried to apply pressure, but Anderson pulled away. The caution came out on lap six when Reed Hilpipre refused to listen to track officials and slowed in turn four. Anderson got a great restart and again pulled away until a caution came out on lap 14 when Ryan Leeman hit the wall exiting turn two before coming to a stop on the backstretch. Anderson held on to claim the win ahead of hard-charging Dylan VanWyk, fifteenth to second. Longnecker, eleventh-place starter Cam Reimers, and twelfth-place starter Colby Fett rounded out the top five. 

Next up on the speedway was the D&E Outdoor Services IMCA Modifieds 25-lap feature event for Modified Anniversary Weekend. Trevor Fitz from Camarillo, California, grabbed the top spot early after fending off Arizona's Zachary Madrid. Fitz then received pressure from "T-Dub" Tim Ward, starting on lap seven, but Ward couldn't get by until a caution came out on lap 18 for Riley Simmons in turn three. Another caution came out on lap 19 for Jerry Flippo and Nick Roberts getting together exiting turn two. Ward got by Fitz briefly on lap twenty, but that was short-lived as "TBJ" Tom Berry Jr. worked his way from tenth to claim the lead on lap 21. Berry led the remaining laps, fending off several haymakers from Ward to claim the $3,500 cash prize. Ward finished second, eleventh-place starter Dallon Murty was third, fifteenth-place starter Izac Mallicoat was fourth, and Jake McBirnie was fifth. 

Bryan Snell led the opening lap of the IMCA Stock Cars 20-lap feature event before Trenton, Missouri's Austin Bouzek took the top spot away. Bouzek pulled away until cautions plagued the middle of the feature event. First caution on lap eight for Daniel Hagen spinning in turns one and two. Then, on lap nine, Tom Cannon spun in turn three. Lap 12 saw Bo Eads and Josiah Moulds get together on the front stretch, and Garrett Corn slid off the top side of turns three and four on lap 15. Bouzek remained strong and went on to claim the victory ahead of Jimmy Gustin, Tyler Pickett, Johnathon Logue, and Doug Smith. 

In the IMCA Hobby Stocks 15-lap feature event, we saw three different leaders in the first three laps. Daniel Smith is on lap one, Andrew Burg is on lap two, and Josh Vancannon is on lap three. Burg retook the lead on lap four, but the caution came out a lap later on lap five for Will Smith spinning in turn two. Another caution came out on lap six. When Mike House spun in turn four, House was not happy and thought Solomon Bennett had made contact with him, so he went up and spun Bennett under caution, resulting in the disqualification of House. Mike Smith worked his way from ninth to second, got by Burg on the restart, and managed to take the win. Eleventh-place starter Eric Knutson got by Burg for second, putting Burg in third; Dustin Filloon was fourth; and thirteenth-place starter John Watson was fifth. 

The final feature of the night was the eight-lap Cruiser feature event. Blake McAllister / Logan Wurr led all the laps to claim the win. Brandon Bonschmit / Trenton Merical took second on lap four when Tanner Lyon / Zach Schacter experienced issues. 

Next Saturday night at the Boone Speedway is the Eloise Davis Memorial Race for the IMCA Stock Cars. It will be $750 to win and a B&B Chassis All-Star Invitational Qualifier. Also racing are IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Mod Lites, and Cruisers. Pits Open at 3:30 p.m., Grandstands Open at 4:30 p.m., Hot Laps at 5 p.m., and Racing at 6 p.m. 

You can catch all the racing action at the Boone Speedway in person or on IMCA.tv. 

For more information about the Boone Speedway check out BooneSpeedway.com or call (515) 987-1220 or check out the  Boone Speedway Facebook Page. 

Boone Speedway

45th IMCA Modified Anniversary Weekend 
IMCA STARS Mod Lites Corn Belt Clash

Saturday May 25th, 2024

IMCA MODIFIEDS

presented by D&E Outdoor Services

A Feature (25 Laps) : 1.  11X Tom Berry Jr (Marshalltown); 2. 4TW Tim Ward (Harcourt); 3. 99X Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 4. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 5. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 6. 2 Zachary Madrid (Phoenix, Ariz.); 7. 5 Todd Shute (Norwalk); 8. 28T Trevor Fitz (Camarillo, Calif.); 9. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 10. 69 Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 11. 10 Jeremy Mills (Clear Lake); 12. 19G Richie Gustin (Gilman); 13. 223 Jake Pike (Pahrump, Nev.); 14. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 15. 28 Russ Dickerson (Boone); 16. 87 Joel Bushore (Boone); 17. 111 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 18. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines); 19. 15J Jeremy Richey (Medford, Ore.); 20. 13 Jerry Flippo (Bakersfield, Calif.); 21. 23K Kaden Cochrun (Bakersfield, Calif.); 22. 21R Riley Simmons (Ankeny); 23. 164 Brandon Leeman (Roland); 24. 19S Chase Weimer (Eldora). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Flippo; 2. Dickerson; 3. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 4. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson); 5. 47 Jason Hyerdall (Shakopee, Minn.); 6. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); 7. 118 Jesse Patterson (Tucson, Ariz.); 8. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 9. 7D Dave Finstad (Welcome, Minn.); DNS 77T Tripp Gaylord (Lakewood, Colo.); DNS 24 Robert Avery (Des Moines). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Cochrun; 2. Richie Gustin; 3. 26J Jace Whitt (Hamilton, Mo.); 4. 5M Matthew Meinecke (Jamaica); 5. 75 Greg Elliott (Webster City); 6. 93N Colton Nelson (Osceola); 7. 58 Dennis Pittman (Jamaica); 8. 17W Dan Wagner (Sioux City); 9. 33J Joe Luethje (Nevada); 10. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Ward; 2. Murty; 3. Shute; 4. Sauerman; 5. Simmons; 6. Dickerson; 7. Stofer; 8. Finstad; 9. Jimmy Gustin; 10. Hyerdall; DNS Avery. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Berry; 2. Leeman; 3. Roberts; 4. Richey; 5. Weimer; 6. Whitt; 7. Elliott; 8. Pittman; 9. Wagner; 10. Richie Gustin. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Madrid; 2. Braaksma; 3. Bushore; 4. Mallicoat; 5. Mills; 6. Flippo; 7. Gaylord; 8. Clement; 9. Moore; 10. Patterson. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. McBirnie; 2. Fitz; 3. Rust; 4. Logue; 5. Pike; 6. Cochrun; 7. Meinecke; 8. Nelson; 9. Nagle; 10. Luethje. 

IMCA STOCK CARS

presented by Boone Moose Lodge 104

A Feature (20 Laps) : 1. 14B Austin Bouzek (Trenton, Mo.); 2. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 3. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 4. 69 Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 5. 12D Doug Smith (Lake City); 6. 25J Josh Daniels (Carlisle); 7. 47 Josh Truman (Indianola); 8. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 9. 23HR Rod Richards (Madrid); 10. 8X Scott Olson (Blairsburg); 11. 8M Austin Meiners (Polk City); 12. 57H Daniel Hagen (Grimes); 13. 81D Scott Davis (Lenox); 14. 35 Donavon Smith (Lake City); 15. 71 Corey Piffer (Indianola); 16. 01 Troy Jerovetz (Iowa Falls); 17. 25D Bob Daniels (Des Moines); 18. I-80 Dillon Solum (Redmond, Ore.); 19. C29 Garett Corn (Marshalltown); 20. 95 Bob Eads (Trenton, Mo.); 21. 12 Josiah Moulds (Urbandale); 22. 81 Devin Smith (Lake City); 23. 3S Bryan Snell (Coon Rapids); 24. 32 Tom Cannon (West Branch). 

B Feature 1 (10 Laps) : 1. Corn; 2. Olson; 3. 19A Alan Van Gorp (Des Moines); 4. 10J Justin Ades (Webster City); 5. 8 David Smith (Lake City); 6. 15J Jeremy Richey (Medford, Ore.); 7. 24R Kevin Robinson (Woodward); 8. 15D Jason McDowell (Grand Junction); 9. 105 Sheldon Oberle (Battleground, Ind.); 10. 18 Tyler Nelsen (Lohrville); 11. 83 Nicholas Rees (Woodward); DNS 52 Jerry Williams (Des Moines). 

B Feature 2 (10 Laps) : 1. Josh Daniels; 2. Meiners; 3. 93 Michael Jaennette (Kellogg); 4. 37E Jason Vansickel (Webster City); 5. 77 Josh Monthei (Jefferson); 6. 10 John Ades (Rippey); 7. 64 Jack Vincent (Nevada); 8. 9 Dylan Breeden (Gowrie); 9. 10K Jeremy Ades (Raymond); 10. 93L Blake Lehman (Winterset); 11. 123 Kyle Rose (Cambridge); DNS 43 Rick Dix (Kingsbridge, Wis.). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Cannon; 2. Bouzek; 3. Gustin; 4. Pickett; 5. Jerovetz; 6. Olson; 7. Van Gorp; 8. McDowell; 9. Vincent; 10. Rees; DNS Richey. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Snell; 2. Eads; 3. Bob Daniels; 4. Truman; 5. Moulds; 6. Josh Daniels; 7. Meiners; 8. Vansickel; 9. David Smith; 10. John Ades; 11. Rose. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Doug Smith; 2. Piffer; 3. Davis; 4. Solum; 5. Donavon Smith; 6. Corn; 7. Justin Ades; 8. Oberle; 9. Breeden; 10. Robinson; 11. Nelsen. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. Devin Smith; 2. Richards; 3. Schmidt; 4. Logue; 5. Hagen; 6. Monthei; 7. Jeremy Ades; 8. Williams; 9. Lehman; 10. Jaennette; 11. Dix. 

 

IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS

presented by Elmquist Towing

A Feature (23 Laps) : 1. 53 Logan Anderson (Eddyville); 2. 117X Dylan VanWyk (Oskaloosa); 3. 93 Hunter Longnecker (Woodward); 4. 21 Cam Reimers (Kelley); 5. 00 Colby Fett (Algona); 6. 8K Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 7. 62 Cory Pestotnik (Boone); 8. 74 Camdan Vincent (Nevada); 9. 5 Dustin Lynch (Boone); 10. 95N Garrett Nelson (Osceola); 11. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 12. 4 Gage Hilgenberg (Waukee); 13. 27K Zander Keeland (Bakersfield, Calif.); 14. 13V Curtis Veber (Polk City); 15. 26M Michael Dullard (Winterset); 16. 7M Steve McLaughlin (Nevada); 17. F18 Nate Friesen (Indianola); 18. 11K William Klosterman (Ackley); 19. 8 Tom Lathrop (Ottumwa); 20. 26 Jason Carney (Boone); 21. 88K Kole Quam (Elk Run Heights); 22. MR31 Mike Rutherford (Des Moines); 23. 99S Sierra Rose Gary (Marshalltown); 24. R31 Ryan Leeman (Roland); 25. 62H Reed Hilpipre (Pocahontas); 26. 40HC Hunter Clement (Rhodes). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Lynch; 2. Reimers; 3. Vincent; 4. Fett; 5. Keeland; 6. Lathrop; 7. Quam; 8. Rutherford; 9. Gary. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Anderson; 2. Longnecker; 3. Leeman; 4. Masolini; 5. Veber; 6. Klosterman; 7. Friesen; 8. Clement; DNS Hilpipre. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Taylor; 2. Hilgenberg; 3. Pestotnik; 4. Nelson; 5. VanWyk; 6. Dullard; 7. McLaughlin; 8. Carney. 

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS

presented by Pickett Salvage

A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 22 Mike Smith (Lake City); 2. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 3. 78B Andrew Burg (Adel); 4. 51X Dustin Filloon (Tama); 5. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 6. 85 Seth Janssen (Ogden); 7. 14B Keith Burg (Adel); 8. 4C Curt Reed (Des Moines); 9. 22WW Jerry Gifford (Boone); 10. 51V Josh Vancannon (Ogden); 11. 22B Braden Gifford (Boone); 12. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 13. 7C Chad Legere (Ankeny); 14. 22 Seth Butler (Glidden); 15. 2M Mitchell McNeill (Guthrie Center); 16. 17X Ben Newhouse (State Center); 17. 31 Will Smith (Lake City); 18. A24 Nicholas Adams (Emmetsburg); 19. 8F Aron Fye (Alden); 20. 78N Matt Nelson (Ankeny); 21. 13 Brian Ashburn (Callender); 22. 59JR Chad Rickett Jr (Marshalltown); 23. 88 Daniel Smith (Lake City); DQ 14 Mike House (Panora). 

B Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Adams; 2. Rickett; 3. Braden Gifford; 4. 01 Christian Cook (Coon Rapids); 5. 82 Logan Clay (Chowchilla, Calif.); 6. 14BX Brycen Bouzek (Trenton, Mo.); 7. 18A Aaron Elliott (Boone); DNS 89R Ryan Wells (Melcher-Dallas). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Daniel Smith; 2. Vancannon; 3. Butler; 4. Filloon; 5. Watson; 6. McNeill; 7. Legere; 8. Adams; 9. Clay; 10. Cook. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Knutson; 2. Andrew Burg; 3. Janssen; 4. Jerry Gifford; 5. Newhouse; 6. House; 7. Fye; 8. Rickett; 9. Braden Gifford; DNS Wells. 

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Will Smith; 2. Reed; 3. Mike Smith; 4. Keith Burg; 5. Bennett; 6. Ashburn; 7. Nelson; 8. Bouzek; 9. Elliott. 

IMCA MOD LITES

presented by Carquest Auto, Truck and Farm

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 2. 11P Jon Padilla (Silvis, Ill.); 3. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 4. 47 Cory Sonner (Polk City); 5. 48G Austin Gray (Story City); 6. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 7. 4G Ben George (Altoona); 8. 2 Jason Toppenberg (Ames); 9. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 10. 16G Blake Gonzales (Colona, Ill.); 11. 70 Alex Eischeid (Mechanicsville); 12. 21 Scott Bailey (Carlisle); 13. 4 Cliff Barber (Nevada); 14. 9 Garrison Anderson (Huxley); 15. 8N William Nobles (West Des Moines); 16. 18M Chelsea Ladurini (Pleasant Hill); 17. 14 Bryan Compart (Madrid); 18. 5 Micahel Dominguez (Lone Tree); 19. 96 Dillon Bush (Milo); 20. 5G Tracen Glick (Madrid); 21. 2G Grant Anderson (Huxley); 22. 49 Jason Masengarb (Colona, Ill.); 23. 143 Jamie Bailey (Woodburn); 24. 89 Travis Stensland (Nevada). 

B Feature (10 Laps) : 1. Compart; 2. Jamie Bailey; 3. Tracen Glick; 4. Grant Anderson; 5. 00B Brittani Dominguez (Lone Tree); 6. 52X Wendy Huss (Carlisle); 7. 173 Tanner Gottman (Boone); 8. 52 Bryce Vowan (West Memphis, Ark.); 9. 30 Dakota Tuttle (Grinnell); DNS 85 Jered Douglas (West Des Moines); DNS 55 Jaxon Carr (Des Moines); DNS 19DD Derek Foster (Maxwell). 

Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Zehm; 2. Joe Glick; 3. George; 4. Michael Dominguez; 5. Bush; 6. Jamie Bailey; 7. Douglas; DNS Foster. 
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Sonner; 2. Padilla; 3. Kennedy; 4. Eischeid; 5. Scott Bailey; 6. Huss; 7. Brittani Dominguez; 8. Gottman.

Heat 3 (8 Laps ): 1. Masengarb; 2. Gray; 3. Gonzales; 4. Garrison Anderson; 5. Barber; 6. Grant Anderson; 7. Compart; 8. Tuttle. 

Heat 4 (8 Laps) : 1. May; 2. Toppenberg; 3. Nobles; 4. Ladurini; 5. Stensland; 6. Tracen Glick; 7. Carr; 8. Vowan. 

CRUISERS

A Feature (8 Laps): 1. 11 Blake McAllister / Logan Wurr; 2. 15TB Brandon Bonschmit / Trenton Merical; 3. 513 Tanner Lyon / Zach Schacter. 

Heat (4 Laps) : 1. McAllister / Wurr; 2. Lyon / Schacter; 3. Bonschmit / Merical.